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Ben Saunders vs.
Ryan ThomasRound 1
Saunders starts with a jump knee right cross combo that lands.
Thomas answers with a punch that grazes Ben. Thomas shoots and
fails to get a takedown. The two men clinch against the cage.
Saunders with his back to the cage, circles and puts Thomas in to
the fencing. They separate. A few moments later Saunders drops
Thomas. Ben goes for the finish and gets caught in a reverse
triangle. Saunders escapes and takes side. Thomas gets back to
half-guard. Thomas gives up his back with 50 seconds remaining.
Saunders works for a choke but cannot get anything. Saunders
finishes the round with a body triangle. 10-9 Saunders.

Round 2
Saunders starts with left low kick and Thomas tries a takedown.
Saunders reverses and gets a takedown. The two man stand up.
Saunders lands a right high kick and Thomas falls and shoots in.
Back on the feet, Saunders lands a jumping knee. Thomas throws and
lands a one-two. Saunders hurts Thomas to the body and the fight
hits the floor. From there, Saunders takes his back and works a
kimura that he changes to an armbar. The tap comes at 2:28 of the
second round.

Chris Wilson(Pictures) vs. Steve Bruno(Pictures)Round 1
The fighters circle each other. Bruno clinches and puts Wilson in
to the fence. Wilson circles and puts Bruno in to the cage. They
separate. Bruno shoots and secures a leg. Wilson makes him pay with
elbows. They separate and stand. Wilson shoots and lands in
half-guard. Back to the feet. Body kick by Wilson lands. Bruno
answers with a right low kick. Wilson lands a knee that hurts Bruno
to the body. On the floor Wilson secures the back. Bruno to his
knees fights for hand control. Wilson works hard for the choke and
gets a forearm in but it’s across the face. The round ends. 10-9
Chris Wilson.

Round 2
Bruno shoots and eats a knee. Wilson briefly takes the back and the
two men get back to the feet. Back on the ground Bruno works for a
takedown. Now on the feet Wilson lands another knee, this time to
the head. They clinch until referee Nick Gamst separates them.
Wilson lands a hard uppercut that drops Bruno. Steve hangs tough
and manages to shoot for a leg. Wilson hooks his legs and for a
second has an inverted triangle. Bruno escapes and the two men are
stood up. Bruno shoots in again but Wilson sprawls. The round
expires. 10-9 Wilson.

Round 3
Wilson throws a stiff jab to start the round. Wilson lands a
vicious uppercut that staggers Bruno and a head kick that drops
him. Wilson goes in for the kill but “Hollywood” Steve secures a
leg again and works for a single. But like all night, Wilson
manages to sprawl and stay on top. Finally with 2:35 left, Bruno
gets Wilson on his back. But the SportFight vet stands up. Back on
the feet Bruno shoots but again fails to takedown his opponent. The
referee stands them up and again Bruno shoots. The failed shot
attempt again allows Wilson to get on top. 35 seconds remain.
Wilson stands up and Bruno again shoots. This time for the effort
he eats a knee. Again Steve manages to keep his head in the game.
The round ends. 10-9 Wilson. The judges all score the bout 30-27
for the winner, Chris Wilson.

Andre
Gusmao(Pictures) vs.
Jon JonesRound 1
Jones shoots in and grabs a single but Gusmao shrugs him off. The
fighters clinch and Gusmao works some knees. Gusmao pushes Jones to
the cage and then the men separate. Gusmao feints a jab and throws
a hard low kick. Back to the clinch. Jones then throws Gusmao and
lands in side. Gusmao uses the cage to get some space and kicks
Jones off of him. The two men stand and Jones lands a couple of
punches before they separate. One minute left. Jones lands a few
hard shots and a knee to the groin. Gusmao grimaces and grabs his
pills. Jones then lands a few more shots before the referee
separates them. Replays on the monitor looks like the knee barely
hit his groin region. The Target Center crowd feels Gusmao is
acting a bit. After a respite the fight continues. Jones throws a
spinning elbow that misses. Gusmao answers with some punches. Jones
again with a spinning elbow that lands. The round ends. 10-9
Jones.

Round 2
The two men clinch and Jones hits Gusmao low again. This time
Gusmao is dropped to his knees. The fight continues and Jones
attempts another big throw. Gusmao lands hard but gets up. Gusmao
lands a few shots with Jones answering. Gumao clinches and puts
Jones in to the fence. Referee Daryl Guthmiller separates the
fighters. Jones throws another spinning elbow that grazes his
opponent. Gusmao looks hesitant and then engages. Another spinning
strike by Jones grazes the Brazilian. The round ends. 10-9
Jones.

Round 3
The fighters touch gloves to start the final round. Jones throws a
low kick that his checked by the former IFL Pitbull from New York.
Jones gets a takedown but Gusmao stands up and runs away. The two
men clinch and the IFL veteran has his back to the cage. The two
men separate and Jones throws a spinning back kick. Jones lands a
hard right. Back to the clinch and Jones lands a good knee to the
chin of Gusmao. The two men trade with neither getting an
advantage. Gusmao tries for a takedown but fails. Jones secures a
takedown and works from side. Jon goes for mount but Gusmao blocks
him. Jones gets back to his feet and winds up in Gusmao's guard.
Then the Brazilian frames up a loose triangle that has no hope.
Then to an omaplata attempt. The round ends. Gusmao stands like he
has won. He raises his arms and the Target Center boos. 10-9 Jones.
Nelson Hamilton scores the bout 30-27, Jeff Mullen 29-28 and Cecil
Peoples 30-27, all for the winner Jon Jones.

Cheick Kongo(Pictures) vs. Dan Evensen(Pictures)Round 1
Kongo starts with a right low kick. The two men clinch and Kongo
puts Evenson into the fence. From there, Kongo secures his opponent
with a takedown. Kongo then stands and starts attacking the legs of
the grounded Evenson. Referee Yves Lavigne stands them up. Back to
the clinch the two men grapple with Evenson's back to the cage.
Evenson looks for a guillotine but has nothing. Kong is working to
grab the legs and Evenson frames up another guillotine choke. Kongo
is unfazed and still works for the takedown. He finally gets it and
moves to half-guard. The Frenchman then stands and kicks the legs
of Evenson. The fight is then stood back up. Kongo lands a flurry
of strikes that sends Evenson to the mat. With only 10 seconds left
Kongo goes in for the kill. Lavigne stops the bout at 4:55 round
one. Cheick Kongo wins by TKO.

Luke Cummo(Pictures) vs. Tamdan
McCroryRound 1
McCrory opens the round with a right that misses. He then clinches
with Cummo. The two New Yorkers exchange knees and then clinch
against the fence. Cummo gets underhooks and attempts to put Tamdan
in to the cage. After they separate McCrory scores a takedown and
takes his back. Both hooks are in and the forearm is under Cummo's
chin. Luke manages to fight it off in a great battle of hand
control. The men roll on the floor for a while and cummo manages to
get guard. The Matt Serra product tries to work rubber guard but
McCrory passes and then is back in Luke's butterfly guard. Tamdan
passes and manages to catch Luke in an armbar. McCrory never
exteneded the arm and Cummo got on top. The round ends. 10-9
McCrory.

Round 2
Cummo starts with a jab and is taken down. McCrory moves to
side-control and Cummo gets back to guard. McCrory then wiggles his
way to half-guard. In a scramble, McCrory takes TUF season 2
finalist’s back. Just like the round before, they battle for hand
control and then McCrory looks for another armbar. This time
McCrory extends the arm. Referee Dan Miragliotta is right on top of
the action. Cummo survives again and gets on top. From the guard,
McCrory looks for another armbar. He doesn't get the submission but
uses it as a sweep. On top McCrory lands a few punches. 10-9
McCrory.

Round 3
The fighters start the final frame exchanging strikes. McCrory
shoots and Cummo reverses, getting on top. From half-guard, Cummo
attempts to work. Back to the feet, McCrory is looking for a
takedown from the clinch; they separate and as Cummo throws a knee,
McCrory gets a double leg takedown. McCrory stands while Cummo is
on his back and then passes to side. MCrory steps over Cummo’s head
and looks for a kimura, then transitions to an omaplata. Cummo
escapes and the two men are back on their feet. McCrory gets a
takedown and Cummo frames up a good looking triangle. McCrory
stands and slams Cummo. 10-9 McCrory. Two judges see it the same
with scores of 30-27. Another offers a score of 29-28, all for
McCrory.

Jason
MacDonald(Pictures) vs. Demian Maia(Pictures)Round 1
MacDonald throws a one-two and clinches with Maia. MacDonald trips
the Brazilian to the canvas and starts to work from full-guard.
Maia switches to a half-butterfly and locks on a triangle. The hold
is deep but Maia is unable to control the locked in amr. MacDonald
escapes and transitions directly to Maia’s back with both hooks.
The Canadian locks on a rear-naked choke that is easily defended.
Maia escapes danger and goes back to guard. MacDonald stands over
Maia and punches the head with his right hand. The shots open up
cut above the left eye of Maia. MacDonald jumps into half-guard and
attempts a guillotine. Maia clears the technique and hops on
MacDonald’s back, where he works for a rear-naked choke until the
round expires.

Round 2
The fighters come out swinging and Maia cracks MacDonald with a
left hook. Stunned from the punch, MacDonald shoots in for a
single-leg that is stuffed. Maia scores a takedown of his own
directly into half-guard. The Brazilian smoothly advances to mount
in mere seconds. MacDonald attempts to give up his back, but he is
trapped on his side, where he eats hard leather from both hands.
MacDonald is cut on the bridge of his nose in the assault. Maia
elbows with both arms and controls the head from mount. MacDonald
is active, but the punishment is accumulating. MacDonald bucks and
crawls his back across the canvas, but he can not escape Maia’s
mount. Finally, MacDonald gets to half-guard, but it doesn’t take
Maia long to get back into mount. The Brazilian works for an armbar
that fails before the round closes.

Round 3
Maia quickly gets a single-leg but he loses position. With
MacDonald in Maia’s guard, the action slows. The fighters scramble
and Maia ends up taking the mount. Left elbows rain down. MacDonald
turns his back to avoid the punishment. Maia locks in both hooks
and secures a rear-naked choke. The technique is perfect and
MacDonald taps out quickly. The official time is 2:44 of the
third.

Kenny
Florian(Pictures) vs. Roger
Huerta(Pictures)Round 1
Florian lands a left low kick on Huerta’s lead leg. He goes back to
the leg as Huerta loads up on a right hook. Huerta has control of
the center of the Octagon as Florian circles. Florian rushes in and
scores a single-leg takedown against the fencing. Florian passes
quickly to the mount. Florian lands two right hands that prompts
Huerta to give up his back. Huerta escapes the dangerous position
and gets to his feet. A wild superman punch and head kick from
Florian falls short. Huerta charges forward and glances a right
hand. Huerta goes to the clinch against the fencing and hits the
body. Florian knees the midsection twice and gets his back off the
cage. Now back in the center of the Octagon, Huerta lands a low
kick and eats a right hook. Florian lands a straight left before
the horn sounds.

Round 2
Florian finds his range from long distance with a jab and a
left-hand lead. Huerta shoots a single but Florian has none of it.
Huerta goes to the right leg of Florian with a low kick. Florian
drops levels for a single that is defended. Huerta secures a
standing kimura and elbows the head with his right arm. Florian
finishes the takedown and briefly ends up on his on his opponent’s
back. The fighters stand and Huerta checks a low kick but gets
swept off his feet by a trip sweep. Huerta stands and has a low
kick cracked off his lead leg. Huerta answers with a low kick and
misses a “Superman” punch. Huerta lunges forward with a right hook
than misses. A right hook and a body kick score for Florian as the
round ends.

Round 3
Florian shows excellent footwork as he picks up the pace to start
the final frame. He lands a punch followed by a jumping knee.
Florian lands a kick and Huerta taunts him by spitting on the
canvas. Florian gets a single-leg takedown, but tastes a grazing
knee on the way in. Huerta gets to his feet and chases his
opponent. Florian continues to show improved footwork as he circles
from Huerta’s lunging punches. A left-footed front kick from
Florian slaps Huerta on the kisser. Huerta lands a left straight.
Florian lands a counter left. Huerta again spits on the mat. Huerta
follows with his best strike of the fight, a right hook on the
chin. Huerta connects with a body kick and slips. The fighters both
land leather and Florian gets a takedown. Florian stands and puts
the stamp on his victory with a well executed punching
combination.

Manvel
Gamburyan(Pictures) vs. Robert
Emerson(Pictures)Round 1
Gamburyan comes out swinging wild and gets hit with an Emerson
counter right. Manny folds and is finished with a follow-up left
hook. Referee Yves Lavigne steps in at just 0:12 of the opening
period.

Brock
Lesnar(Pictures) vs. Heath Herring(Pictures)Round 1
Lesnar drops Herring with a straight right. Herring gets to his
feet and pushes the massive Lesnar against the fencing. Lesnar has
control of Herring’s head in a headlock. Herring, bleeding from
above his left eye, gets out of the headlock and is easily taken
down with a single-leg. Herring gives up his back and is blasted
with a right hand. Lesnar controls him from the back with a leg in
and wrist control. Herring rolls but Lesnar stuffs it and takes the
same position. Lesnar crushes Herring with a knee to the body.
Lesnar is taking his time and controlling his more experienced
opponent. Herring keeps working but he can’t shake Lesnar off his
back. The former pro wrestler punches the body with both hands.
More knees to the body land as time expires.

Round 2
Lesnar kicks at Herring’s front leg and muscles him to the canvas.
Lesnar goes to the same back position as round one, until Herring
flops over and ends up in the bottom in side-control. Lesnar is
mopping the floor with Herring with total control. Lesnar punches
the head twice with his right hand and briefly takes the mount.
Herring gives up his back and Lesnar ties up wrist control with one
leg in from behind. Knees to the body from Lesnar find their
target. Herring gets to his feet and Lesnar follows. Herring pushes
Lesanr against the fencing and lands a right to the body. Lesnar
answers with a knee to the body that shakes Herring’s frame.
Herring returns knees to the mid section and is taken back down
before the horn sounds.

Round 3
Lesnar snaps a kick to Herring’s body. Lesnar pushes Herring to the
fence and works on the midsection with knees. An easy takedown from
Lesnar follows. Through 11 minutes of action, this fight is hardly
a contest. Lesnar mounts and patiently strikes. Herring gives up
his back. More knees hit the body. Herring, now with his left eye
swollen shut, stands and is effortlessly ripped back to the canvas
with a textbook single-leg. Herring rolls for a kneebar that is
defended perfectly. Lesnar hits the head with both hands and takes
the mount with 10 seconds remaining. Complete domination.

Georges
St. Pierre(Pictures) vs. Jon Fitch(Pictures)Round 1
St. Pierre gets a quick double-leg takedown at the bell. Fitch,
from guard, ties up both arms and lets go to elbow the head. Fitch
is active with his hips, searching for an armbar. GSP goes to
half-guard and Fitch stands as chants of “U-S-A” liter the crowd.
St. Pierre knocks Fitch down with a straight right on the heels of
a low kick. St. Pierre pounces with punches from Fitch’s guard.
Fitch is hurt as he is taking lots of punishment from the hands of
GSP. A wobbly Fitch stands and is hit with a straight right. He
looks for a takedown but is stuffed. St. Pierre enters his guard
and passes to side-control after landing some sharp elbows.

Round 2
St. Pierre shows a good jab to start the second stage. Fitch lands
a left hook to the midsection. GSP lands a switch kick to the lead
leg of Fitch. The champion shows good legwork as he moves away from
Fitch’s punches. The jab and lowkick continue to score for the
champion. St. Pierre doubles up on the jab but doesn’t follow-up.
St.Pierre lands a hard right and misses a spinning-back kick. Fitch
lands a hard punch and starts to come on. St. Pierre is bleeding at
the top of his forehead. The fighters trade jabs and Fitch stuffs a
takedown attempt. Fitch lands a right hand and absorbs a counter
right hook.

Round 3
Fitch lands a hard right, but is dropped by the champion’s right
hook counter. Fitch’s mouthpiece goes flying into the stands but he
recovers. Fitch is bleeding heavily. The challenger crawls away
from GSP and takes the top position. Fitch is resting in St.
Pierre’s guard. Fitch lands a hard right, but is dropped by the
champion’s right hook counter. Fitch’s mouthpiece goes flying into
the stands but he recovers. Fitch is bleeding heavily under his
right eye. The challenger crawls away from GSP and takes the top
position. Fitch is resting in St. Pierre’s guard. The Canadian
sweeps and is now on top in Fitch’s guard against the fencing. St.
Pierre allows Fitch to stand. The champion lands several hard low
kicks before going to the clinch against the cage. St. Pierre rocks
Fitch with a left knee to the chin and two right-legged head kicks.
St. Pierre gets another takedown before the round ends.

Round 4
Fitch lands a right hand that opens a cut near the temple on St.
Pierre’s left eye. The champion wipes blood from his face as he
absorbs a body kick. St. Pierre defends a Fitch single attempt and
kicks the groin. The fighters touch gloves after the incidental
contact. Fitch finds range with his jab but the champion shows his
own. St. Pierre balances on one leg and sprawls away from a Fitch
shot. Fitch ends up in guard, where he takes a grazing elbow off
the right side of his face. Fitch kicks the kidney with his right
heel and gets to his feet before the round ends.

Round 5
St. Pierre connects with a left hook to start the fifth. A right
hook follows. St. Pierre jabs the battered challenger and grazes a
spinning-back kick. Fitch smiles and is taken down effortlessly
with a single. GSP punches from guard and postures as Fitch tries
to go high with his hips. Fitch stands with two minutes remaining.
Slick double-leg by the champion is executed as the frustrated
challenger puts up little resistance. St. Pierre advances to
side-control. Fitch gives up his back and nearly gets to his feet,
but is dragged back down. GSP makes it look easy for 25
minutes.